Exploring Techniques and Practices from the IDIERI 9 Workshops (Part 1)
Delegates at the 9th International Drama in Education Research Institute were treated to an abundance of exciting and engaging practical workshops during the 7-day event. To give you a flavour of what was on offer, the Dialogue team...
Opening Up to Honest and Candid Art
The three seminars which I attended at the Conference of the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network (ITYARN), unpacked interesting research on themes such as diversity, inclusion, intercultural exchange and gender. Not only...
First Day at the ITYARN Conference
The first day of the ITYARN (International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network) Conference, held in Cape Town’s City Hall, brought together delegates from the Cradle of Creativity who were interested in sharing and learning...
Rita in Performance
Rita was the first performance I saw at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019 and, I have to say, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. This was mostly because, perhaps ignorantly, I...
Mother Africa – A Soundscape
Mother Africa & Her Melodies (dir. Lulu Tsheola) is a one-hander play told by multi-instrumentalist and well-traveled musician and instrument collector Volley Nchabeleng. The indigenous musical show infuses a variety of...
A Day at the iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub
On Sunday 21st May, I attended the Focus Day on Theatre for Healing at the iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub. The following is a video diary of my reactions to the various seminars and performances I attended,...
Perceptions of Home in Vrygrond
“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear”...
Wendy Lathrop Meyer, Kristin Runde and Øystein Vestre: Communication within a cultural sensitive perspective...
‘When Tragedy embraces the Farce’
‘See me – a double glance’
'A journey through time and space – storytelling as a meeting between cultures'
Meyer aims to show how “The Gogol Project”, involving both Tanzanian and Norwegian...
Christine Hatton and Richard Sallis: Provocative dialogues: Shifting perspectives on drama research practice
This panel reflects on an innovative new book Drama Research Methods: Provocations of Practice which sought to challenge current understandings of drama research by asking prominent drama researchers to engage in critical dialogues about...
The Y-Connect Project: Using Arts partnerships and pedagogies to create connections and expand horizons
This panel reports on findings from the Y-Connect project, a three-year collaboration between researchers from Griffith University, the staff and students of a culturally diverse Brisbane state high school, several arts organisations and a...